Why Center City West Sidewalks Are Getting Dirtier

Trash is lingering longer on residential sidewalks in Center City West, and for the first time in nearly a decade, no private crew is coming behind city…

Jan 26 • David Aragon

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Paris-Level Pastry, and a Reason to Linger in Fitler Square

La Maison Jaune may be new, but its purpose is clear: to make visitors feel as if they’ve left Philadelphia the moment they walk in.

Jan 12 • David Aragon

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December 2025

Opinion: Illegal Window Tint Puts Pedestrians at Risk

Walk through Fitler Square on any given day and you’ll see it immediately: cars with windows so dark you can’t tell who is behind the wheel, or whether…

Dec 22, 2025 • David Aragon

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A Long-Quiet Corner Reawakens With a Health-Forward Café

At the corner of 24th and Walnut, the double-decker space that once housed Good Karma Café upstairs and Sotto downstairs is finally coming back to life.

Dec 15, 2025 • David Aragon

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Humans of Fitler Square, Part II

Humans of Fitler Square is our take on the long-running Humans of New York project: brief, verbatim portraits of local residents, offering a glimpse…

Dec 1, 2025

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November 2025

Inside the Fitler Square Program Teaching Toddlers to Meditate

What if an after-school class could teach young children to run, jump, stretch, and sit in stillness—all while learning how to focus their breath and…

Nov 17, 2025 • David Aragon

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This Rittenhouse Building Housed Seven Renters for Decades. Now It’s Finally Legal.

Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to legalize seven-unit building after years of informal use.

Nov 3, 2025 • David Aragon

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October 2025

In Rittenhouse, Irina Sigal Tailors Dreams Into Dresses

Dressmaker Irina Sigal has built a decades-long reputation for precision, artistry, and deep ties to Philadelphia’s fashion community, drawing clients…

Oct 20, 2025

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Letter from Fitler Square: Lessons From the Growing Season

A backyard gardener, age seven, grows a zucchini that becomes the talk of the block.

Oct 6, 2025 • David Aragon

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September 2025

Fitler Square Rallies Behind “Nate the Great”

When Nicole and Matt Atkins rushed their seven-week-old son Nate to the ER at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, they had no idea how close they were…

Sep 22, 2025 • David Aragon

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Breaking: Man Dies After Fall from Cira Green Rooftop

A young man died Wednesday morning after falling from the Cira Green building in University City, according to Philadelphia Police.

Sep 19, 2025

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Med Spa/Café Hybrid to Replace Long-Vacant 7-Eleven

A former 7-Eleven at the corner of 22nd and Lombard is about to become something very different: a “speakeasy” medical spa tucked behind a sunlit juice…

Sep 8, 2025 • David Aragon

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